Blair to play in Russia

As expected, Spurs center DeJuan Blair signed with the Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara for the duration of the NBA lockout.

The pact includes an opt-out clause that will allow him to return to the Spurs once the labor impasse ends.

Blair, 22, averaged 8.3 points and seven rebounds per game last season, his second in the NBA. He is expected to leave for Samara, Russia — Krasnye Kryl?ya’s home base — sometime next week.
– Jeff McDonald